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December 2020 December 2020
CAMPING AT THROOP HOLLOW FARM THIS
SUMMER RAISES £11,000 FOR DORSET BERE REGIS NEWS

CANCER CENTRE
BERE REGIS PARISH COUNCIL

Philip Trim, owner of Philip Trim Chairman: Ian Ventham 471480 ianrventham@gmail.com
contractors opened up Throop
Hollow Farm into a pop-up
campsite over the summer to Vice Chairman: Bryan Benjafield 07969 bryan@cheapprintingdorset.co.uk
raise funds in memory of his wife 770890
Jane who was cared for with lung
cancer and passed away in the Parish Clerk: Amanda 472327 bereregispc@gmail.com
Crocker
hospital two years ago.
Websites: www.bereregisparishcouncil.co.uk
Donations came from
hosting a range of www.bereregis.org
fundraising events across
the summer including The Parish Council met remotely via Zoom on Thursday 12th November 2020 with
tractor and trailer rides two members of the public also present. The next meeting will be on Thursday 14
th
around the farm, a January 2021, again remotely. If you wish to join the meeting, or wish to send in a
private event for a local question to be read out, please contact the clerk beforehand.
metal detecting club,

live music, charity
breakfasts and a raffle. Update on the Dorset Council 20mph Guidelines
“We had planned to hold the Purbeck Coast Tractor Run which we did last year, In the period for members of the public to speak, the Council listened to Alison
however Covid-19 prevented this. We have two enormous fields that had been Bennett making a case for improving safety on the C6 road at Rye Hill by
cut for hay so we thought setting up the campsite would give campers the implementing a 20mph zone and various other safety measures. She had the
chance to get away from the pandemic and have a break in our beautiful rural support of over 200 people for the petition she had initiated. Steve Wright, who
countryside.” was also present on Zoom, endorsed Mrs Bennett’s comments
Cleaners were on site to ensure the facilities were kept clean and sanitised, they At the October meeting we had agreed to await
installed hand sanitiser stations and displayed awareness posters and signage to Dorset Council’s criteria for introducing a 20mph
encourage people to follow the Government guidelines to minimise the risk. zone before discussing this matter. The draft
criteria had been circulated to all Council
“Guests were extremely
generous. When we members before this meeting.
didn’t have change to We had a lengthy discussion about the criteria,
give them for their and what measures could be employed, during
purchases, they would which members expressed a variety of views. It
tell us to keep the was clear that Rye Hill did not meet all of Dorset
change as they knew Council’s criteria for instituting a 20mph zone. In
the money was going to view of this and in order to make the strongest
something close to my possible case to Dorset Council it was felt it would
heart.” be better to proceed with measures within our

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